Life-saving suit



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LIFE SAVING-SUIT. APPLxcATloN mim Ama. 1921 l 4mm@ o v Patented Aug. 1l, 1922.

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JAMES F. MORDICA, OEy PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

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improvements in life saving devices and.

particularly to life saving suits used on; ships.

One object of the invention is to provide a waterproof suit which a person is to don, and which is provided with air filled chambers, to produce buoyancy in the suit, and

rin addition to the air chambers the suit is provided with a cork or the like belt, secured around the outside of the suit.

Another object is to provide a life saving suit which is provided with a top portion adapted to be drawn up around the head and face of the wearer, or to be rolled down around the neck of the wearer.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the suit showing the upper portion drawn upwardly to form a hood or mask. y

Figure 2 is a horizontal central sectional view through the suit, on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the suit, showing the hood portion rolled down in the form of a collar.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the suit, showing the hood portion and shoulder portions open, so that the wearer can get into the suit through the top of the hood.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the cork floats.

Fig. 6 is another vertical sectional view of the iioat taken in a plane at right angles to the view shown in Fig. 5.

Figure? is a vertical sectional detail view through the nose member, on the line 7--7 of Figure 4.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing there is shown a suit made from Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea april 3,.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922... 1921. serial no. `aaaa. j

a waterproofl material andV including the upper body garment 10 andthe bifurcated nether garment portion 11, these portions 10 and 11 being in the form of fa union suit. AThe arms 12, of the body garment are provided with the integral mittens 13, while the legs of the nether garment is provided with the integral socks 14. Formed on the upper end of the body garment is the hood or mask portion 15, the same being open at its upper end and provided with a draw string'l. The portion 15 is formed with transparent eye openings 17, and a perforated nose and mouth receiving projection 18, the same being formed from metal, rubber, or the like, having the required stiffness. Extending across the front of the chest of the body garment is an upwardly directed portion 19 which has its end portions arranged to be passed over the shoulders and detachably secured to corresponding poru tions of a similar member 20, which extends across the back of the garment. The intermediate part of each portion 19 and 2O partially embraces the neck of the garment, and gathers the lower portion of the hood or mask 15 thereunder.

In the intermediate portions of the front and back of the body garment there are formed the air chambers 21 and 22, respectively, as clearly seen in the sectional view Figure 2, these chambers being arranged to be inflated to increase the buoyancy of the suit. Around the waist of the suit, and outwardly of the air chambers, there is detachably secured a belt 23, and in the pockets 24 formed in this belt, are disposed the cork floats 25. Each of these floats 25 has an outer and inner metal plate 26, which cover the hollow interior of the float, whereby dead air chambers are formed in the float. The belt is provided with the draw strings 27, for properly adjusting the belt around the waist of the suit, when on the person.

When the suit is worn during rough weather, the hood is drawn upwardly to cover the head and face, as shown in F igure 1, but if the weather lis calm, the hood is rolled down around the neck, so that the wearers head projects upwardly therefrom.

Should any one or all of the air chambers become deflated, the cork floatswill serve to keep the person afloat.

What is claimed is:

1. A life-saving suit comprising a one piece body and nether garment having a tu bular extension onthe vupper end through which the wearer enters the sut5 "said tubular eXtensonvhuv-ng epuckerng string in its upper end `to closethe extension over the head of the wearer to form a mask, fsad.

Vnue'nt'] including blfurcated nether portions,

l lnboly garmentwth'sleeves, `und a tubular extension onftheneokkrof the 'boygarment `15 having a puckerng string n its upper end,

e -ap across 'the @bestof the body garment,

a Hap across the back of Jthe shoulders of 'the body garment, and means on the chest and shoulder flaps for engagement wtheach 20 other to closely draw the neck portion of the extension around the neck of the wearer.

In ftestmonyf whereof, I affix my signature7 in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: n c

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